Plymouth man arrested after Braintree break-in attempt

Monday

Jan 14, 2019 at 8:20 AMJan 14, 2019 at 5:26 PM

BRAINTREE — A Plymouth man has been arrested after police said he tried to break into a Rockdale Street bank.

Stephen Reddy, 37, was charged with breaking and entering in the night time and breaking and entering into a depository. He was arraigned in Quincy District Court Monday and held on $15,000 cash bail, he is due back in court Feb. 6.

Police said they were alerted to the break-in attempt at Envision Bank by an alarm just before 2 a.m. Monday. An officer arrived and heard Reddy behind a wall of an ATM vestibule at the bank and then saw him leave the bank building and run away. The Braintree officer was joined by State Police and officers from Quincy, Randolph and other Braintree officers. Police used dogs to locate Reddy who was spotted on a nearby wood hill and arrested. One dog bit Reddy, who was treated for minor injuries.

Police said that Reddy disabled video surveillance of the bank. Police said they found damaged doors to the front of the ATM vestibule and to the room that held the ATM safe. Police said in the ATM room they found an angle grinder, claw bars, a drill bit and other tools that were consistent burglarizing an ATM, according to a report filed with court.